Key Implications and Recommendations
of the
Blix Commission Report for U.S. Policy on Nuclear Weapons -pdf version-

The United States should:

Return to multilateralism and respect for international law;
fulfill Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty commitments to implement
disarmament measures in conformity with principles of verification,
irreversibility, and transparency; abide by the UN Charter prohibition
on the threat or use of force except in self-defense against an
imminent threat or as authorized by the Security Council. (Report,
pp. 18, 25, 56-57, 64-65, 167-169)

Negotiate a verified ban on production of fissile materials
for nuclear weapons, the Fissile Materials Cut-off Treaty (FMCT).
The Bush administration has proposed an FMCT without verification
provisions. (103-105)

Accompany any U.S.-Indian nuclear cooperation agreement with
both countries’ commitments to an FMCT and the CTBT. (82-83)

Negotiate a new strategic nuclear weapons reduction agreement
with Russia, cutting deployments allowed under the 2002 Strategic
Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) by at least half, with provisions
for verification and dismantlement of warheads, including those
withdrawn under the SORT. (93)

Agree with Russia on elimination of the launch-on-warning option
in nuclear war plans and a parallel decrease in operational readiness
of strategic nuclear forces through measures like storing warheads
separately from missiles. (90-92)

Declare a categorical policy of no first use of nuclear weapons,
covering both pre-emptive and preventive action, and retaliation
against attacks involving chemical, biological, or conventional
weapons. (89-90, 92)

To induce Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program, offer
assurances that take into account Iran’s perceptions of
threats to its security and renounce regime change, and seek a
freeze on production of fissile materials in the region, including
by nuclear-armed Israel, as a step toward a regional zone free
of WMD. (69-72)

To induce North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program,
offer similar security assurances. Seek reinstatement of the previous
commitment to ban production of fissile materials by both North
Korea and South Korea; make the Korean peninsula a zone free of
WMD. (67-69)

To prevent terrorists from gaining access to nuclear weapons
or fissile materials, promote effective accounting and control
of weapons and materials on a worldwide basis. (83-87)

Plan for security without nuclear weapons, and prepare for their
outlawing and a nuclear disarmament treaty through practical measures
undertaken with other states possessing nuclear arsenals. (108-109)